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Article: Statement on McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform by FIRM, US's Largest Coalition of Grassroots Organizations Working on Immigration Reform
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- U.S. Newswire
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- May 12, 2005
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WASHINGTON, May 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released
today by the Fair Immmigration Reform Movement on McCain-Kennedy
Immigration Reform:
"No longer can the federal government defend the status quo of an
immigration system which exploits hard working immigrants while
breaking their dreams and dignity every day. For far too long,
immigrants have had to endure life in fear of death, deportation and
discrimination. The time to fix these laws is now. America deserves
an immigration system that reflects our values of fairness and
equality." -Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for